Nick Best
Nick Best (born November 3, 1968) is an American strongman and powerlifter.
Powerlifting[edit]
Prior to competing in strongman, Best won the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships in the 125 kg class in 1996 and 1997, as well as the WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships in 1996.[1]
Strongman[edit]
In 2010, Best won the All-American Strongman Challenge which qualified him for the 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic where he finished ninth.[2] Two months later he competed in the 2010 World's Strongest Man and qualified for the finals and finished sixth. On the same year Best finished second at the Strongman Super Series Swedish Grand Prix behind Brian Shaw.[3]
In 2011, He placed second at the 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge which earned him an invite to the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic, where he took seventh.[4] He competed in the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest but failed to qualify for the finals.
In 2012, Best competed in the 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge and finished third. He placed second at the 2012 Giants Live Melbourne, Australia behind Mike Jenkins.[5] In this competition, he set a joint world record in the hip lift event with Jenkins with a lift of 1,150 kg (2,535 lb).[5] This placing qualified Nick for the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest, he finished third in his heat and failed to qualify for the finals. In the television series, The Strongest Man in History, on the History channel, Best took this record up to 1,266 kg (2,791 lb).[6][7] Also in 2012, he competed in the inaugural SCL North American Championships in Warwick, Ontario, Canada placing third overall.[8]
In 2013, Best finished second in the Giants Live Australia Grand Prix in behind winner Derek Poundstone.[9] This placing qualified Nick for the 2013 World's Strongest Man contest.[9]
Despite qualifying for the World's Strongest Man competition in 2014, 2015 and 2016, he could not manage to get selected to the finals. However, in 2017 he got selected to the finals where he emerged tenth place.
Personal records[edit]
- Deadlift – 380 kg (838 lb) (2017 World's Strongest Man)
- Hummer tyre Deadlift (15 inches off the floor) – 432 kg (952 lb) (2010 Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Log press – 160 kg (353 lb) (2015 Britain's Strongest Man)
- Axle press – 171 kg (377 lb) (2009 Romania Grand Prix)
- Atlas Stone (for reps) – 205 kg (452 lb) x 4 reps over 4 ft bar (2011 Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Farmer's Walk – 125 kg (276 lb) per each hand for 75 m in 47.56 seconds (2006 IFSA World Championships Group 1) (IFSA Record)[10]
- Super Yoke – 400 kg (882 lb) for 20 m in 8.88 seconds (2009 Romania Grand Prix)
- Hip Lift (Carousel Lift) – 1,266 kg (2,791 lb) (World Record)[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nick Best, Pro Strongman". Nickbeststrongman.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ http://www.thefitexpo.com/docs/2010STRONGMANRESULTS.pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 2010 Gaspari Nutrition All American Strongman Challenge
- ^ "Brian Shaw Wins World Strongman Super Series Swedish Grand Prix and Overall Title". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Terry Hollands Wins at the FitExpo Strongman . . . Nick Best is Second". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Mike Jenkins Wins Giants Live–FitX Melbourne 2012". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "The Strongest Man in History: Carousel Lift Challenge | History". YouTube.
- ^ "Most Weight Ever Lifted: Man's Greatest Strength Feats". The Barbell. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "L.P. Jean Wins Festival Hommes Forts Warwick". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Giants Live–Melbourne FitX: Poundstone Wins with One Arm". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Strongman Champions League". Strongmancl.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "The Strongest Man in History: Carousel Lift Challenge | History". YouTube.